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The Myth of Balance

Balance is one of those topics that frustrates people, makes people jealous, relieves them and stresses them out. Many people say balance is a myth and something we should stop working towards because more often than not it’s completely unrealistic. However unrealistic it may be, I’ve learned time and again that balance is one of the big keys to not only success but happiness as well. What’s unrealistic is actually the concept of perfect balance. That’s the myth, just like perfect success, perfect people, and perfect lives. Perfection shouldn’t be the goal.

In the very definition of balance we’re talking about something with give and take. Balance is about learning how to make your life work, and adjusting to the highs and lows, not about never having ups and downs. It’s when we’re able to learn how to compensate or adapt to the times of large need or commitment of our lives and support ourselves through the lows that we’re able to find balance in our lives.

Balance is about learning who you are, what your needs are, how you work with and react in life and what your priorities are. If your life is out of balance it’s because you’ve prioritized one thing to the exclusion of all others. Balance is about learning how to give enough time to the current main priority in your life and making sure to give yourself time to live and love as well.

I encourage you to take a look at your life this week and discover if you’re giving your priorities to much control in your life. If you are it’s time to take back the control and make sure that when you’ve achieved your goal you’ll still have a life to return to.

“The hardest thing to find in life is balance – especially the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate. What do I need to stay grounded, in touch, in love, connected, emotionally balanced? Look within yourself.” Celine Dion